Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Significant Accounting Policies and Business Overview

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Radian Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. We refer to Radian Group Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries as “Radian,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our,” unless the context requires otherwise. We generally refer to Radian Group Inc. alone, without its consolidated subsidiaries, as “Radian Group.” Unless otherwise defined in this report, certain terms and acronyms used throughout this report are defined in the Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms included as part of this report.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions, and intercompany profits and losses, have been eliminated. We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP pursuant to the instructions set forth in Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.

The financial information presented for interim periods is unaudited; however, such information reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2014 Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or for any other period. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation, including the adoption of an update to the accounting standard for the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements, as further described below in Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. While the amounts included in our condensed consolidated financial statements include our best estimates and assumptions, actual results may vary materially.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

During the second quarter of 2015, Radian Group completed a series of transactions for the purpose of strengthening its capital position, including to reduce its overall cost of capital and improve the maturity profile of its debt. See Recent Developments—Debt and Equity Transactions in this Note 1 for more information.

June 2015 Purchases of Convertible Debt Prior to Maturity. We accounted for the June 2015 purchases of a portion of our outstanding convertible debt in exchange for cash and shares of Radian Group common stock as an induced conversion of convertible debt in accordance with the accounting standard regarding derecognition of debt with conversion and other options, and the accounting standard regarding debt modifications and extinguishments. The accounting standards require the recognition through earnings of an inducement charge equal to the fair value of the consideration delivered in excess of the consideration issuable under the original conversion terms. The remaining consideration delivered and transaction costs incurred are required to be allocated between the extinguishment of the liability component and the reacquisition of the equity component. Therefore, we recognized as a loss on induced conversion and debt extinguishment the sum of: (i) the inducement charge; (ii) the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the liability component of the purchased debt; (iii) transaction costs allocated to the debt component; and (iv) unamortized debt issuance costs related to the purchased debt.

Accelerated Share Repurchase. Our ASR program consists of the combination of the purchase of Radian Group common stock from an investment bank and a forward contract with that investment bank indexed to Radian Group common stock. We account for the ASR program in accordance with the provisions of the accounting standards regarding derivatives and hedging for contracts indexed to an entity’s own stock, and the accounting standard regarding equity. The up-front payment to the investment bank as part of the ASR program is accounted for as a reduction to stockholders’ equity in our consolidated balance sheets in the period the payment was made. The shares of Radian Group common stock received were retired, resulting in a decrease in shares issued and outstanding and a corresponding increase in unissued shares in the periods delivered. We reflect the ASR program as a repurchase of common stock in the periods delivered for purposes of calculating earnings per share and as forward contracts indexed to the company’s own common stock. The ASR program met all of the applicable criteria for equity classification, and therefore, was not accounted for as a derivative instrument.

See Note 2 in our 2014 Form 10-K for information regarding other significant accounting policies.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard regarding revenue recognition. This update is intended to provide a consistent approach in recognizing revenue. In accordance with the new standard, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the new standard requires that reporting companies disclose the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. While this update is not expected to change revenue recognition principles related to our insurance products, this update may be applicable to revenues from our Services segment, which has been included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations beginning with the third quarter of 2014. In July 2015, the FASB delayed the effective date for this updated standard to interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact to our financial statements and future disclosures as a result of this update, if any.

In April 2015, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard for the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. The new standard requires an entity to present debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as a separate asset as currently required. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the update. The provisions of this update are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and must be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. We early adopted this update effective June 30, 2015, as permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The implementation of this update resulted in a reclassification of approximately $17.6 million of remaining debt issuance costs on our December 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet, from other assets, to be presented as a reduction of the related debt liability. This update has also been applied retrospectively to prior periods presented. See Note 10 for additional information on the impact of the reclassification.

In April 2015, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard for the accounting of internal-use software. The amendments in this update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The provisions of this update are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact to our financial statements, if any.

In May 2015, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard for the accounting of short-duration insurance contracts by insurance entities. The amendments in this update require insurance entities to disclose certain information about the liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. The additional information required is focused on improvements in disclosures regarding insurance liabilities, including the timing, nature and uncertainty of future cash flows related to insurance liabilities and the effect of those cash flows on the statement of comprehensive income. The disclosures required by this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016; early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact to our financial statements and future disclosures as a result of this update.

Business Overview

We provide mortgage and real estate products and services and have two reportable business segments—Mortgage Insurance and Services. On April 1, 2015, Radian Guaranty completed the previously disclosed sale to Assured of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Radian Asset Assurance, a financial guaranty insurer, pursuant to the Radian Asset Assurance Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 22, 2014. As a result, until the April 1, 2015 sale date, the operating results of Radian Asset Assurance are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Prior periods have been revised to conform to the current period presentation for these changes. See Note 2 for additional information related to discontinued operations.

Mortgage Insurance

Our Mortgage Insurance segment provides credit-related insurance coverage, principally through private mortgage insurance, to mortgage lending institutions. We provide our mortgage insurance products mainly through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Radian Guaranty. Private mortgage insurance protects mortgage lenders from all or a portion of default-related losses on residential mortgage loans made to home buyers who generally make down payments of less than 20% of the home’s purchase price. Private mortgage insurance also facilitates the sale of these low-downpayment mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market, most of which are sold to the GSEs. Our Mortgage Insurance segment currently offers primary mortgage insurance coverage on residential First-liens, and at June 30, 2015, primary insurance on First-liens comprised approximately 97.4% of our $44.8 billion total direct RIF. At June 30, 2015, pool insurance, which we previously offered, represented approximately 2.5% of our total direct RIF.

The FHFA, the GSEs and state insurance regulators impose various capital and financial requirements on our insurance subsidiaries. These include financial requirements, such as Risk-to-capital, other risk-based capital measures and surplus requirements, as well as the PMIERs Financial Requirements discussed below. Failure to comply with applicable financial requirements may limit the amount of insurance that our insurance subsidiaries may write. The GSEs and our state insurance regulators also possess significant discretion with respect to our insurance subsidiaries.

On April 17, 2015, the FHFA issued the final PMIERs, setting forth revised requirements for private mortgage insurers, including Radian Guaranty, to remain eligible insurers of loans purchased by the GSEs. On June 30, 2015, the GSEs updated the PMIERs Financial Requirements to increase the amount of Available Assets that must be held by a private mortgage insurer for loans originated on or after January 1, 2016 that are insured under lender-paid mortgage insurance policies not subject to automatic termination under the HPA. Once the PMIERs become effective for existing eligible mortgage insurers on December 31, 2015, the PMIERs Financial Requirements will replace the capital adequacy standards under the current GSE eligibility requirements.

The PMIERs Financial Requirements require a mortgage insurer’s Available Assets to meet or exceed its Minimum Required Assets. Under the final PMIERs, Radian Guaranty’s Available Assets and Minimum Required Assets are determined on an aggregate basis, taking into account the assets and insured risk of Radian Guaranty and its affiliated reinsurers. Therefore, developments that impact the assets and insured risk of Radian Guaranty and its affiliated reinsurers individually (such as capital contributions from Radian Group) also will impact the aggregate Available Assets and Minimum Required Assets, and importantly, Radian Guaranty’s compliance with the PMIERs Financial Requirements. As a result, references to Radian Guaranty’s Available Assets and Minimum Required Assets take into consideration both Radian Guaranty and its affiliated reinsurers.

Based on our current estimates of Radian Guaranty’s Available Assets and Minimum Required Assets as of June 30, 2015, we expect that Radian Guaranty will have the ability to immediately comply with the PMIERs Financial Requirements through one or more future contributions of a portion of our holding company liquidity to Radian Guaranty and its affiliated reinsurers.

The implementation of the final PMIERs (as updated on June 30, 2015) will: (1) increase the amount of capital that Radian Guaranty is required to hold, and therefore, reduce our current returns on subsidiary capital; (2) potentially impact the type of business that Radian Guaranty is willing to write; (3) impose extensive and more stringent operational requirements in areas such as claim processing, loss mitigation, document retention, underwriting, quality control, reporting and monitoring, among others, that may result in additional costs to achieve and maintain compliance; and (4) require the consent of the GSEs for Radian Guaranty to take certain actions such as paying dividends, entering into various intercompany agreements, and commuting or reinsuring risk, among others.

The NAIC is in the process of reviewing the minimum capital and surplus requirements for mortgage insurers and is considering changes to the Model Act. While the outcome of this process is not known, it is possible that among other changes, the NAIC will recommend and adopt more stringent capital requirements than currently exist under the Model Act, which could increase the capital requirements for Radian Guaranty in states that adopt the new Model Act.

Services

Our Services segment provides outsourced services, information-based analytics and specialty consulting for buyers and sellers of, and investors in, mortgage loans and other real estate-related loans and securities as well as other forms of collateral. The primary services of our Services segment include: (1) loan review/due diligence; (2) surveillance; (3) valuation and component services; (4) REO management; and (5) EuroRisk mortgage services in the United Kingdom and Europe. These services and solutions are provided primarily through Clayton and its subsidiaries, including Green River Capital and Red Bell.

During the first quarter of 2015, Clayton further expanded its service offerings by acquiring Red Bell, a real estate brokerage company that provides products and services that include automated valuation models; broker price opinions used by investors, lenders and loan servicers; and advanced technology solutions for: (1) monitoring loan portfolio performance; (2) tracking non-performing loans; (3) managing REO assets; and (4) valuing and selling residential real estate through a secure platform. Red Bell is part of the Services segment. See Note 6 for additional information.

Recent Developments

Debt and Equity Transactions

During the second quarter of 2015, Radian Group successfully completed a series of transactions for the purpose of strengthening its capital position, including to reduce its overall cost of capital and improve the maturity profile of its debt. This series of transactions had four components:


•	the issuance of $350 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2020;


•	the purchases of approximately $389.1 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2017;


•	the termination of a corresponding portion of the capped call transactions related to the purchased Convertible Senior Notes due 2017; and


•	the entry into an ASR program to repurchase an aggregate of $202 million of Radian Group common stock.

The purchases of the Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 resulted in a pretax charge of approximately $91.9 million in the second quarter of 2015, recorded as loss on induced conversion and debt extinguishment.

See Notes 10 and 16 for additional information.

BofA Settlement Agreement

Implementation of the BofA Settlement Agreement commenced on February 1, 2015 for Subject Loans held in portfolio by the Insureds or purchased by the GSEs as of that date. Approximately 12% of the Subject Loans are neither held in portfolio by the Insureds nor owned by the GSEs, and require the consent of certain other investors for these loans to be included in the BofA Settlement Agreement, except with respect to certain limited rights of cancellation. The deadline for such consent has been extended to August 15, 2015. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2014 Form 10-K for additional information about the BofA Settlement Agreement.